In the past week, when the country was looking desperately for some leadership, Scott Morrison shrank to the occasion
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Australians are, once more, being hit with that sinking feeling.
With Sydney and Melbourne in lockdown and the rest of the country on edge, people are looking ahead with fear and trepidation: births without grandparents, deaths without farewells, fewer hugs and less joy. For many, they look ahead and see crippling isolation.
